Author: John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester
Title: Perfect and imperfect enjoyments, Poems, with eight coloured plates by Richard Shirley Smith and an introduction by Christopher Hilbbert
Description: Folio Society, 1992. Limited edtion of 500 copies, signed by Richard Shirley Smith. This is number 220. Halfleather, with decorated boards. 31x21,5 cm. Pages uncut. Housed in clamshell box with a printed title label l The box is slightly discoloured at the spine. On the colofon page at the end of the book is a blind stamp of the former owner. The Earl of Rochester (1647-1680) was known as a libertine and sensualist. His poems were controversial and considered to be erotic. Rare

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